Yuki-onna (starting race)
The yuki-onna is a playable race that appears in dNetHack and notdNetHack.
Yuki-onna are a form of cold-elemental fey nymph.
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Racial benefits and restrictions
Yuki-onna have a passive cold attack, and can use their nymph theft attack on enemies by attacking unarmed. However, they have low HP, and as fey beings are vulnerable to objects made of iron. They gain intrinsic fire resistance at level 11.
Yuki-onna that would start with iron armor are given non-iron replacements: this substitution currently only applies to ring mail, which is replaced with studded leather armor, but yuki-onna are not eligible to play as Barbarians, the only role that starts with ring mail.
Attribute caps
| Character Race |
Strength | Dexterity | Constitution | Intelligence | Wisdom | Charisma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuki-onna | 16 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
Yuki-onna are quite dexterous and capable in terms of mental stats, but are physically very frail.
dNetHack
In dNetHack, yuki-onna can be of any alignment, and can play as a Binder, Convict, Healer, Madwoman, Monk, Samurai, Troubadour, or Valkyrie.
Yuki-onna gain a significant reduction in failure rate for the spell of charm monster.
Starting equipment
Yuki-onna characters begin the game with knowledge of the randomized appearance for the potion of object detection, which nymphs are typically generated with.
notdNetHack
In notdNetHack, yuki-onna can be of any alignment, and can play as any role from dNetHack as well as the Illithanachronounbinder.
In addition to their dNetHack traits, yuki-onna now have a snow cloud form that they can polymorph into and return to normal form from at will; this ability is blocked by protection from shape changers. While in snow cloud form, they possess a cold touch, a cold engulfing attack, and a passive cold attack. Snow cloud yuki-onna cannot wear armor, hold weapons or even use their hands, but gain regeneration, catsight, sleep resistance, poison resistance, and sickness resistance.
Starting equipment
As in dNetHack, yuki-onna characters begin the game knowing the appearance of the potion of object detection. Yuki-onna Madwomen start with a worn ring of protection from shape changers, which they cannot remove without first getting rid of their straitjacket.
